{"id":2568256,"date":"2026-02-10T10:23:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/embattled-labor-secretarys-history-of-questionable-spending-eluded-congress\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T10:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:27:09","slug":"embattled-labor-secretarys-history-of-questionable-spending-eluded-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/embattled-labor-secretarys-history-of-questionable-spending-eluded-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Embattled labor secretary&#8217;s history of questionable spending eluded Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fembattled-labor-secretarys-history-of-questionable-spending-eluded-congress%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2568256&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Public records and reporting raise questions about Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer\u2019s history of funding luxury travel and lodging with donor and taxpayer money, a detail that did not arise during her confirmation hearing. An inspector general complaint has alleged travel fraud, claiming staff were directed to \u201cmake up\u201d trips so she could spend time with friends and family on the public dime. The Labor Department has denied impropriety, but two top aides have been placed on leave as the investigation proceeds, and the existence of the inspector general review has been reported by multiple outlets.<\/p>\n<p>The reporting traces a long pattern of spending that critics say blurs the line between campaign, personal, and official expenses.It notes that Chavez-DeRemer used an optional program intended to help lawmakers with lodging in Washington,D.C., despite her ample personal wealth, and that rules were loosened in 2023 to allow larger lodging and meal reimbursements. Campaign disclosures show substantial luxury expenditures on meals, limousines, and stays at high-end resorts during her congressional campaigns, with several examples cited from the St. Regis, the Phoenician, the Inn at the Pier, and other properties. By 2024 she reportedly claimed nearly $20,000 in lodging reimbursements under the program, and in 2025, the Department of Labor reportedly spent hundreds of thousands on travel across dozens of states. Allegations have also included reportedly inappropriate activities during trips, such as visits to a strip club with staff and an alleged relationship with a security guard, which her supporters deny. The case has been described by some ethics commentators as part of a broader \u201cseason of scandal\u201d surrounding the Trump cabinet,with questions about accountability if the investigation substantiates any improper use of funds.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Embattled labor secretary has history of questionable spending that eluded Congress<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1998337\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Public records spanning more than a decade suggest that Labor Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lori-chavez-deremer\/\">Lori Chavez-DeRemer<\/a> has long used funds derived from donors and taxpayers to cover luxury expenses, a now-relevant detail that did not come up during her confirmation hearing, the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has found.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chavez-DeRemer is facing allegations of improperly using the Labor Department to commit &ldquo;travel fraud&rdquo; by ordering her top staffers to &ldquo;make up&rdquo; official trips to select destinations so that she could spend time with friends and family on the public&rsquo;s dime, according to a complaint <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/09\/us-news\/labor-secretary-lori-chavez-deremer-under-investigation-for-inappropriate-relationship-with-employee\/\">reportedly filed<\/a> with the DOL&rsquo;s Office of Inspector General, the <em>New<\/em> <em>York Post <\/em>first reported. While the Labor Department has denied allegations of Chavez-DeRemer&rsquo;s impropriety, her two top staffers have since been placed on leave pending an investigation, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/trump-administration\/multiple-labor-department-staffers-are-leave-ig-investigation-secretar-rcna254282\">sources told<\/a> NBC News.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4448139\/how-hospice-fraud-flourished-california\/\">Bogus businesses and &lsquo;lax&rsquo; oversight: How hospice fraud has flourished in California<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4449347\/added-security-starbucks-ceo-growing-concerns-executives\/\">Heightened security for Starbucks CEO puts spotlight on growing safety concerns for industry executives<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4449571\/mob-anti-ice-activists-march-portland-mayor-home\/\">Mob of anti-ICE activists to march on Portland mayor&rsquo;s home<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A review of the congressional record shows senators <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/content\/pkg\/CHRG-119shrg59492\/pdf\/CHRG-119shrg59492.pdf\">did not raise concerns<\/a> about luxury travel expenditures paid for by Chavez-DeRemer using her campaign and public accounts during her time in Congress and as mayor of a Portland suburb. Such payments have newfound relevance amid allegations that the labor secretary misused Labor Department funds for personal travel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Instead, senators on the health, education, labor, and pensions committee grilled Chavez-DeRemer on her approach to labor laws, her compliance with appropriations bills, how she would cooperate with the Department of Government Efficiency, and matters related to immigration and the minimum wage. She was ultimately confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 67 to 32, drawing bipartisan support and opposition following an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/11\/19\/congress\/obriens-pick-for-labor-secretary-00190495\">aggressive push<\/a> in her favor from the Teamsters due to her pro-union record.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Whatever Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer does on her own time is her own problem to deal with,&rdquo; Craig Holman, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/millions-in-possibly-illegal-contributions-flooded-politics-this-year\/\" title=\"Millions in possibly illegal contributions flooded politics this year\">veteran campaign finance lobbyist<\/a> for Public Citizen, a left-of-center think tank, told the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;But when she uses our money to pay for her luxury trips and other personal items, then it is our problem that the public must address. Chavez-DeRemer has a history of using the public dole for self-indulgence, and both the HELP-committee that selected her for the position, and Congress that confirmed her appointment, should have looked into her history and realized the same behavior would be forthcoming as Labor Secretary. Now that it is public record, Chavez-DeRemer should be removed from the office she never deserved in the first place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mike Watson, research director at the right-of-center Capital Research Center and an expert on organized labor, shared a similar perspective. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re picking from the distinct minority faction, you don&rsquo;t have as much choice,&rdquo; Watson said, referring to Chavez-DeRemer status as a pro-labor Republican. &ldquo;There just aren&rsquo;t that many choices. So maybe you do background vetting and find that somebody like Chavez-DeRemer has some issues, but, well, who else am I going to pick? Somebody who&rsquo;s actually conservative?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lori Chavez-DeRemer attends a hearing of the senate health, education, labor, and pensions committee for her nomination for secretary of labor, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Senators and their staff should not be judged too harshly for failing to question Chavez-DeRemer on her spending history, as the details of such have not been widely reported.<\/p>\n<p>Chavez-DeRemer&rsquo;s questionable spending began relatively modestly.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, she received a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/02\/localimages\/Screenshot-2026-02-05-142817.png\">$112 reimbursement<\/a> for attending a Rotary golf tournament while serving as the mayor of Happy Valley, Oregon, public records obtained by the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>show. During her tenure as mayor, she billed the city another <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/02\/localimages\/Screenshot-2026-02-05-142926.png\">couple <\/a>of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/02\/localimages\/Screenshot-2026-02-05-142900.png\">hundred dollars<\/a> for payments to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/02\/localimages\/Screenshot-2026-02-05-142926.png\">luxury car and limousine<\/a> services.<\/p>\n<p>Chavez-DeRemer&rsquo;s tastes appear to have grown more expensive upon running for Congress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A <em>Washington Examiner <\/em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1KsuVCzIxf3dGYj3YzV_0XEb0Ofn0kZlGFxktfeb8zwM\/edit?usp=sharing\">review <\/a>of campaign finance filings shows that, while she was running for Congress, Chavez-DeRemer spent tens of thousands of dollars given to her by donors on steak, seafood, limousine rides, and trips to five-star resorts and casinos.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the largest single campaign expenditures from Chavez-DeRemer included $1,512 in campaign funds spent at the St. Regis ski resort in Utah, nearly $7,000 at the Phoenician, a resort located in central Arizona, roughly $2,000 to the lakeside Otesaga Resort Hotel in upstate New York, and $2,585 in payments to the Inn at the Pier located right on the coast in Pismo Beach, California.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Seduce your senses with luxury resort experiences in Arizona&rsquo;s premier luxury resort,&rdquo; the Phoenician&rsquo;s website <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thephoenician.com\/amenities\/\">says<\/a>. &ldquo;Enjoy a relaxing soak in a Roman oval bathtub within spacious accommodations. Lounge on private balconies with gorgeous panoramic views, or lounge in the comfort of our signature rejuvenating and restful Luxury Collection bed &hellip; At The Phoenician, your every desire is taken care of.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The St. Regis, similarly, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marriott.com\/en-us\/hotels\/slcxr-the-st-regis-deer-valley\/overview\/?nst=paid&amp;cid=PAI_GLB0004YFY_GLE000BHOR_GLF000OCGE&amp;nst=paid&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=1663244859&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADilnicw73AK62mBhdjhl4pAW5GtV&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAnJHMBhDAARIsABr7b86QT5hQ4JvbMnqGjtX-LLi9UI2uEf0wOGzXsdwaTUW3ykCICmUxrr4aAhQXEALw_wcB\">promises <\/a>&ldquo;unmatched luxury&rdquo; and an &ldquo;impeccable location,&rdquo; while the Inn at the Pier <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theinnatthepier.com\/\">boasts <\/a>about being &ldquo;just a few steps away&rdquo; from the shore and its &ldquo;cozy, beach-house atmosphere.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Chavez-DeRemer managed to rack up these expenses over just two years. She spent close to $5,000 on limousine services during that period.<\/p>\n<p>While there&rsquo;s nothing necessarily illegal about spending campaign funds in this way, so long as the expenses could plausibly be related to her campaign, donors likely don&rsquo;t expect funds they contribute to candidates to be used in such a way. Critics have accused some members of Congress of stretching the definition of what constitutes a legitimate campaign expense.<\/p>\n<p>The inspector general complaint scrutinizing Chavez-DeRemer&rsquo;s use of Labor Department resources, in a similar vein, alleges that she often spends between 30 minutes and an hour speaking on work-related matters while on official trips, then spends the remainder of her time doing &ldquo;personal stuff&rdquo; like going &ldquo;out drinking at night,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/09\/us-news\/labor-secretary-lori-chavez-deremer-under-investigation-for-inappropriate-relationship-with-employee\/\">according <\/a>to the <em>New York Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer listen as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once she was elected to Congress, Chavez-DeRemer made sure to make use of the public funds available to her.<\/p>\n<p>Despite congressional financial disclosures indicating that she and her husband are multimillionaires, Chavez-DeRemer took advantage of an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3892187\/decamillionaires-congress-make-taxpayers-pay-lodging-and-lunches\/\">optional program<\/a> intended to help less well-off members of Congress afford the high cost of maintaining a second residence in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, House Democrats quietly altered congressional rules to allow representatives to submit reimbursement requests for tens of thousands of dollars per year in food and housing expenses. The change in rules was reportedly spurred by concern among lawmakers after former Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) was forced to retire out of financial necessity due to his inability to afford care for his disabled child on top of rent in Washington.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>House disbursement records <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.house.gov\/the-house-explained\/open-government\/statement-of-disbursements\/archive\">show <\/a>that Chavez-DeRemer, despite her millions in assets, claimed nearly $20,000 in taxpayer-funded reimbursements under the program to subsidize her lodging expenses in the nation&rsquo;s capital in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>During 2025, the Labor Department spent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to pay for Chavez-DeRemer&rsquo;s travels to 37 different states across more than 50 official trips, according to sources and departmental documents reviewed by the <em>New York Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Allegations against Chavez-DeRemer get more lurid than the simple mishandling of public funds for travel and lodging.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During one trip, for instance, an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >inspector general complaint reportedly claims<\/a> that Chavez-DeRemer took staff to Angels PDX, a strip club just outside Portland, at the end of a five-day trip dedicated to meeting Oregon officials and business owners, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/18\/us-news\/ig-probe-uncovers-labor-secretary-lori-chavez-deremer-visited-a-strip-club-with-subordinates\/\">according <\/a>to the <em>New York Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>While on another trip, this time to Las Vegas, Chavez-DeRemer allegedly welcomed a member of her security detail, whom the inspector general complaint claims she had an &ldquo;inappropriate&rdquo; romantic relationship with, into her hotel room at the Red Rocks Casino Resort and Spa, the <em>New York Post <\/em>reported. The inspector general&rsquo;s complaint also asserts that she invited the security guard into her Washington, D.C., apartment three times.<\/p>\n<p>Chavez-DeRemer and her husband have denied the affair. The security guard implicated in the alleged filing has been placed on administrative leave pending a misconduct investigation, the <em>New York Times <\/em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/23\/us\/politics\/labor-secretary-security-staff-investigation.html\">first reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Small Business Administration Administrator Kelly Loeffler sits next to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer. (Labor Department website)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Any inquiry into the reported allegations is at an early, preliminary stage, and no findings have been made,&rdquo; a law firm representing Chavez-DeRemer told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, seemingly confirming the existence of the inspector general investigation. &ldquo;It is important to allow the process to proceed without speculation or interference. We are confident that the matter will be appropriately addressed through established procedures. Secretary Chavez-DeRemer remains fully focused on her responsibilities and on advancing the Department of Labor&rsquo;s priorities on behalf of America&rsquo;s workers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-backs-republican-covid-19-package-after-mcconnell-rejects-bipartisan-proposal\/\" title=\"Trump backs Re...an COVID-19 package after McConnell rejects bipartisan proposal\">cast doubt<\/a> on the existence of the inspector general investigation in a statement to the <em>New York Post<\/em>. The Labor Department Office of Inspector General has also declined to confirm or deny the existence of the complaint in statements to the press, citing agency policy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Those kinds of decisions are very problematic because again, you&rsquo;re a senior official and<br \/>the rules apply whether you&rsquo;re senior or you&rsquo;re down the chain,&rdquo; Cynthia Brown, senior ethics counsel at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, D.C., told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, referring to the allegations against Chavez-DeRemer. &ldquo;You can&rsquo;t use your public office for your own personal gain or the personal gain of those in your personal orbit &hellip; It&rsquo;s that much more important for people at the top of these agencies to set the example.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4435096\/season-of-scandal-embroils-trump-cabinet\/\">SEASON OF SCANDAL EMBROILS TRUMP CABINET AT START OF SECOND YEAR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brown pointed to the mass firings of inspectors general at the outset of the Trump administration as something that could &ldquo;cast doubt on the impartiality&rdquo; of the investigation. However, she said if the Labor Department&rsquo;s inspector general were &ldquo;to investigate and find evidence and take action on that evidence,&rdquo; it would go &ldquo;a long way to re-establishing accountability and trust.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Labor Department, as well as Republican and Democratic representatives for the HELP committee, did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Labor secretary faces past lavish-spending questions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":894,"featured_media":2568257,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25289743757675.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[70745,73471,73469,73470],"class_list":["post-2568256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-congressional-oversight-2","tag-government-ethics-2","tag-labor-secretary-2","tag-spending-scandal"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25289743757675.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/894"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2568256"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2568260,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568256\/revisions\/2568260"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2568257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2568256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2568256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2568256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}